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Old Mar 7, 2007, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by eyecue
The idiocy would be to not get the shoes removed. How can anyone say that nothing was in the shoes or on the feet unless the shoes are checked seperately. A pat down is just that, testing the texture of objects compared to the feel of soft tissue. If the shoes are on, a person cant feel soft tissue.
Oh come, on. A swab will do just fine for testing shoes and takes less time than removing and re-donning shoes.
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